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  1. Re:No mention of party -- must be a Democrat then on Former Senate Staffer Admits To Doxxing Five Senators On Wikipedia (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    As most retarded conservatives are wont to do, you managed not to read the summary where it was clearly stated that he worked for Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Christ, I knew you conservatives couldn't think. Now I guess you can't even read.

  2. Why bother? on Wells Fargo Sued By 63-Year-Old Pastor They Wrongfully Accused of Forging Checks (nj.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Anybody still using Wells Fargo as a bank at this time should be charged - with criminal stupidity.

  3. Re:Portland, OR management is VERY poor. on Portland City Council May Ask FCC To Investigate Health Risks of 5G Networks (inverse.com) · · Score: 1

    Portland, OR city managers who have never been outside during the day may find this surprising:

    They've been outside during the day plenty (they aren't vampires, you know).

    There is this huge thing called the Sun.

    Oh, the Sun. It's been rumored to be up there, but since it's impossible to tell through all the clouds. the point is moot.

  4. Does Microsoft do anything but copy? on Microsoft To Offer Band Refunds, Announces End of Apps and Services (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    A Zune by any other name...

  5. Re:WaPo is decrying the wrong thing on The Washington Post Decries 'Toxicity' in Videogames (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 1

    Again, why should Facebook and Google need to filter but games get off? Either vendors are responsible for online communications on their platforms or not.

  6. Re:WaPo is decrying the wrong thing on The Washington Post Decries 'Toxicity' in Videogames (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 1

    That's because the interactions among players are not, and cannot, be under the control of the game publisher - and it's ridiculous to expect the game makers to be responsible for the actions of the players.

    Why not? They put the systems in place. They can scan for keywords and kick people out of games. They can use AI for sentiment analysis and kick out anyone whose interaction sentiment reaches a bad enough negative threshold.

    What? You idiots didn't think the crap you're throwing at Facebook, Twitter, et al., wouldn't drop down into gameland? Either people are responsible for things that are posted on their system or they're not. Sentiment among the population is rapidly growing that something about online behavior is becoming out-of-control and they're willing to make the providers start placing controls. What made you think games would be immune?

  7. Re:I saw an interview with a kid on Senate Confirms Former Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler To Lead EPA (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I grew up in one of those small towns where the only opportunities were working on a farm and in the local convenience store (the town wasn't even big enough for a WalMart). I was smart enough to move away for opportunities. Why do you want me to worry about people that don't have the gumption to change their own lives for the better? I was backed into the same sort of "bad choice". I'm now making more money with a better life than I ever would have had living in that town. People who defend that way of life want people to fail.

  8. Well what did they expect? on Listening To Music May Be Damaging Your Creativity (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know why they chose a collection of Nickleback songs to play to the subjects - their brains probably leaked out of their ears before they even got started on the task.

  9. Re:Raise the price, please on Samsung is Loading McAfee Antivirus Software On Smart TVs (techspot.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If vendors would offer that as an option I expect they would be surprised how many people would take it.

    I'd be surprised if many did take it. Almost everything I know about marketing says that the segment of the market that cares that much about this is minuscule. The ones that don't will continue to use price as a prime criterion for their purchase decision.

  10. Re:Evolution on Montana Legislator Introduces Bills To Give His State His Own Science (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    We don't teach older models of the atom once Bohr's came along, and no other model of DNA beyond the double helix is taught.

    Well, I remember being taught earlier models of the atom to demonstrate what was wrong with them and how Bohr got to his model. Perhaps texts these days aren't going into as much science history, which is a shame. Besides, these days they ought to teach wave mechanics right off the bat.

  11. Re:"holy mission by God" on DC Cancels Comic Where Jesus Learns From Superhero After Outcry (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I can only do that the other way 'round.

    Somehow, I don't think you're actually talking "water" anymore.

  12. Re:Missing the point, as usual on Swiss E-voting Trial Offers $150,000 in Bug Bounties To Hackers (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    How about intransparent?

    How about opaque?

  13. Re:Put the CLIENT in the hands of the user! on How Hard is it To Have a Conversation on Twitter? So Hard Even the CEO Can't Do It. (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    What the hell happened to the internet that we gave up on the very concept of user control?

    We found out that the users were too luserish to be trusted with control.

  14. Re:Sterotype much? on Software Engineer Loses Life Savings in Quadriga Imbroglio (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah - a real crypto bro would have had his money in one of his frat bro's BTC exchanges whose funds were protected by his unbreakable password: password.

  15. Re:The Results on Finland Basic Income Trial Left People 'Happier But Jobless' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Sometimes - when a greater evil will be prevented.

  16. Re:You First! on House Democrats Tell Ajit Pai: Stop Screwing Over the Public (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, I'm glad the politicians are through with me after I vote. I'd hate to see that level of idiotic political advertising year round.

  17. One sleazy company's hands... on Apple Just Endorsed AT&T's Fake 5G E Network (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ... washes the others.

  18. Defaults? on Spotify Will Soon Let You Mute, Block Artists (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it come with a default Nickleback setting?

  19. Re:Mines out here already have self driving trucks on Miners Say They Dig AI But the Gold Rush Hasn't Come (wsj.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    They already have good data, and well-developed statistical methods for processing it.

    Most of which was thought of as AI research back in the 80's. Schlumberger, (among many others) were bringing together advances in signal processing and "AI" to figure out where oil deposits were back then. All of this was supposedly "whiz bang" crap by the haters of the day, but these techniques (and their much better heirs) are just used today. Two morals of this story: (a) Don't be so skeptical about a field that under-delivers on its ultimate goals, but seems to spin off scads of useful technology in the process of reaching for it; (b) Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it.

  20. What do you mean by tracking? on Turning Off Facebook Location Tracking Doesn't Stop It From Tracking Your Location (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    The vendor accumulating GPS location datapoints in order to do something, that's "tracking" and should be able to be circumvented. If the vendor notices the IP you're at to provide more localized service and then immediately forgets where you are, I wouldn't call that "tracking" - not to mention that IP addresses are not particularly good location correlates.

    I know it's fun to bash Facebook, but if this assistant professor is so paranoid, why is she on Facebook at all? This article is nothing but troll bait.

  21. Sure they can move it out of China on GoPro To Move US-Bound Camera Production Out of China (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They'll move it straight to Mexico - the labor's still cheap enough there and, because of our shiny, brand new "trade agreement" with Mexico, there are no nasty Trump tariffs to contend with there..#MAGA!

  22. Re:study...FTFY on What is the Future of Office Spaces? (weforum.org) · · Score: 1

    Lets fix all this new progressive BS that's been shoved down our throat and do some real science based healing spaces.

    Oh, but they already do! Modern facility research is all about creating healing spaces and providing justification for the same (if by "healing spaces" you mean "minimal bottom lines" and by "justification" you mean "rationalization").

  23. Re:No Electricity = No Internet on NYC Politician Wants To Ban Cashless Restaurants (eater.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe in that case, they fire up their phone's wifi hotspot and do it that way. Unless your cell service is down, too.

  24. Acoustic baffling can be made to look modern, too on How Restaurants Got So Loud (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    You can buy a variety of acoustic baffling and other sound treatment that looks sleek and modern. In the end, it's just the restaurant being cheap and confusing noise with liveliness. To be fair, a lot of customers do the latter, too.

  25. Re:what is the problem again? on Google Is Being Vague With Disclosure In Early Real-World Duplex Calls (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    How does this minor masquerade harm you? Why does unknowingly interacting with our new machine partners fill you with such loathing? Do you get worked up about answering machines, too? Luddite.